Roland Bruynseraede
Roland Bruynseraede | |
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Born | Ardennes, Belgium | 15 October 1939
Nationality | Belgian |
Title | DTM Race Director |
Roland Bruynseraede (born 15 October 1939)
Although born in Belgium, Bruynseraede grew up in Germany. He is fluent in French, Dutch, German and English.
During his time in the role as circuit inspector, he was charged with the death of Ayrton Senna by Italian prosecutors, which occurred during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. All charges against him were dropped, after it was established by the investigation that Senna was not killed by his car's impact with a wall at the circuit which Bruynseraede had declared as safe, but because a piece of the car's suspension pierced his helmet causing fatal head injuries.[5]
He left his Formula One roles in December 1995, and was appointed race director and safety delegate for the new International Touring Car Championship. The ITCC was cancelled after one season, but was later reborn as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters until he was sacked on 31 May 2007 due to his mistake during the Lausitzring round and thus replaced by Sven Stoppe from Brands Hatch round onwards.[6]
As of 2023, he occasionally serves as clerk of the course, e.g. at the
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- ^ "Gentlemen start your engines..." DTM.com (in German). 24 October 2000. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
- ^ "History explained". Circuit-Zolder.be. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007.
- ^ "Roland Bruynseraede". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc.
- ^ "Senna not guilty:Four out of six cleared". 1997 Oct 30 - Nov 28 : NewSfile #9. The S Files. 7 November 1997.
- ^ "DTM: Personeelswisselingen in wedstrijdleiding DTM". autosport.nl (in Dutch). 31 May 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
- ^ "2023 Belgian Grand Prix – Provisional Qualifying Classification" (PDF). FIA.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.